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1. butconjunction

   Merely, only.

   Away but the hoose and tell me whae’s there.

   Synonyms:
   without, with the exception of, unless, bar, excluding, excepting

2. butconjunction

   However, although, nevertheless (implies that the following clause is contrary to prior belief or contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence).

   Synonyms:
   yet, ac, although

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. but

   But ranges from the faintest contrast to absolute negation; as, I am willing to go, but (on the other hand) content to stay; he is not an honest man, but (on the contrary) a villain. The contrast may be with a silent thought; as, but let us go (it being understood that we might stay longer). In restrictive use, except and excepting are slightly more emphatic than but; we say, no injury but a scratch; or, no injury except some painful bruises. Such expressions as «words are but breath» (nothing but) may be referred to the restrictive use by ellipsis. So may the use of but in the sense of unless; as, «it never rains but it pours.» To the same head must be referred the conditional use; as, «you may go, but with your father’s consent» (i. e., «provided you have,» «except that you must have,» etc.). «Doubt but» is now less used than the more logical «doubt that.» But never becomes a full synonym for and; and adds something like, but adds something different; «brave and tender» implies that tenderness is natural to the brave; «brave but tender» implies that bravery and tenderness are rarely combined. For the concessive use, compare NOTWITHSTANDING.

   Synonyms:
   and, barely, besides, except, further, however, just, merely, moreover, nevertheless, notwithstanding, notwithstanding, only, provided, save, still, that, tho, unless, yet

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1. but

   Synonyms:
   save, except, barring, yet, beside, excluding, still, excepting, notwithstanding

   Antonyms:
   with, including, inclusive, nevertheless, however, notwithstanding

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. merely, simply, just, only, butadverb

   and nothing more

   «I was merely asking»; «it is simply a matter of time»; «just a scratch»; «he was only a child»; «hopes that last but a moment»

   Synonyms:
   solely, plainly, hardly, alone, barely, exclusively, only if, only, entirely, just, scarce, just now, simply, merely, precisely, only when, exactly, scarcely

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1. unkown

   it is an adjective of many different meaning.but the definition is not the same .

   good,but,it,and

   Submitted by anonymous on April 23, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. butconj.

   Synonyms:
   on the other hand, on the contrary

2. butconj.

   Synonyms:
   yet, still, however, nevertheless, moreover, further

3. butconj.

   Synonyms:
   unless, if it were not that, if it be not that

4. butconj.

   Synonyms:
   but that, otherwise than that

5. butprep.

   Synonyms:
   except, excepting

6. butadjective

   Synonyms:
   only, no more than

7. butnoun

   Synonyms:
   end (especially the larger end), but-end

8. butnoun

   Synonyms:
   bound, boundary, mete

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for «but»:

   however, yet, ale, although, though, nevertheless, most, except, only, without, .but, mais, fta, rather, pa, aber, efa, pero, ma, nonetheless, albeit

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1. Jim Kreindler:

   The suit is a suit for compensation, but most importantly there are thousands and thousands of 9/11 victims who want to hold Saudi Arabia accountable.

2. Ben Sasse:

   This is bizarre and flat-out wrong. The United States is not to blame. America wants a good relationship with the Russian people but Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Putin thugs are responsible for Soviet-style aggression, when The President plays these moral equivalence games, The President gives Vladimir Putin a propaganda win The President desperately needs.

3. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop:

   I know students have been shot but we are still trying to determine whether there have been deaths, how many injured.

4. Vicente Lim:

   To me, the satisfaction of the service, well done, is more than anything that any amount of money can give. This you might call is the satisfaction you get for your services towards your own people and country … But most important of all is to leave a name that my posterity may be proud of.

5. Zoe Lofgren:

   In their letter they gave no indication that they have secured the phones in question and done some forensic work with them. That’s something we want to know, this obviously, this doesn’t look good. Coincidences can happen but we really need to get to the bottom of this and get a lot more information than we have currently.

• maar, behalweAfrikaans
• سوى, لكن, إلا, ولكن, لاكنArabic
• ammaAzerbaijani
• але, а, акрамяBelarusian
• ноBulgarian
• কিন্তুBengali
• menys, excepte, però, encara queCatalan, Valencian
• vyjma, ale, kromě, jenžeCzech
• heblaw am, er, ac eithrioWelsh
• men, undtagen, udenDanish
• aber, sondern, nicht, außer, als, nur, trotzdemGerman
• αλλά, με εξαίρεση, αν και, παρόλο, μα, καίτοι, μολονότι, εκτός, πληνGreek
• sed, tamen, escepte de, kromEsperanto
• sino, excepto, salvo, aunque, sólo, solamente, peroSpanish
• kuid, peale, entEstonian
• nahiz eta, baina, izan ezik, salbuBasque
• بجز, مگر, اگرچه, گرچه, ولی, اما, با این حالPersian
• vaan, paitsi, muttaFinnish
• men, uttanFaroese
• que, mais, seulement, cependant, saufFrench
• marWestern Frisian
• achIrish
• achScottish Gaelic
• mais, peroGalician
• אבל, אך, פרט ל, ברם, אולם, למעטHebrew
• लेकिन, मगर, परंतुHindi
• azonban, viszont, csak, hanem, deHungarian
• բայց, բացիArmenian
• namun, tetapi, tapi, kecualiIndonesian
• en, heldurIcelandic
• però, a parte, eccetto, ma, salvo, tuttaviaItalian
• -raluaq-, -galuaq-, -kaluaq-, kisiani, -liInuktitut
• だけ, しかし, けど, しか, でも, けれども, が, けれど, 以外Japanese
• არამედ, მაგრამ, გარდაGeorgian
• бірақKazakh
• kisianni, -li, -kaluar-, -raluar-, -galuar-Kalaallisut, Greenlandic
• ប៉ុន្តែ, ដែរ, ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ, តែ, ចៀសតែKhmer
• 그러나Korean
• feqet, lê, megerçi, هه‌روه‌ها, meger, ema, gerçi, به‌ڵام, جگه, ئه‌گه‌ر چیKurdish
• бирокKyrgyz
• ut, quamvis, licet, sedLatin
• ແຕ່Lao
• oLithuanian
• bet, tačuLatvian
• ноMacedonian
• харинMongolian
• tetapi, kecualiMalay
• imma, mingħajr, iżda, minbarraMaltese
• သို့ရာတွင်Burmese
• behalve, maar, echterDutch
• men, foruten, bortsett fra, unntatt, ennNorwegian
• ndiNavajo, Navaho
• ale, chociaż, z wyjątkiem, opróczPolish
• porém, salvo, embora, mas, excetoPortuguese
• però, cumbain che, maRomansh
• darRomanian
• но, кроме, только, а, лишьRussian
• осим, али, sem, сем, ali, osimSerbo-Croatian
• okrem, ale, avšakSlovak
• čepràv, a, tóda, àmpak, rázenSlovene
• porAlbanian
• ha e se, empaSouthern Sotho
• fast, utan, men, utom, förutomSwedish
• лекин, аммо, валеTajik
• แต่ว่า, แต่Thai
• emmaTurkmen
• fakat, ama, ancak, hariçTurkish
• ә, әммаTatar
• але, а, крімUkrainian
• مگر, لیکنUrdu
• lekin, biroq, ammoUzbek
• nhưng, nhưng màVietnamese
• אָבערYiddish
• 但Chinese
• kodwaZulu

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